Refractory lined receptacle



Feb. 20, 1951 N. E. WERNER REFRACTORY LINED RECEPTACLE 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Jan. 15, 1945 I N VEN TOR. Mzgf Feb. 20, 1951 N. E, WERNER 2,542,951

REFRACTORY LINED RECEPTACLE Filed Jan. 13, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 20, 1951 REFRACTORY LINED RECEPTACLE Nels E. Werner, Detroit, Mich., assigner to Bigelow-Liptak Corporation, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application January 13, 1945, Serial No. 572,695

Claims.

In large, lined, cylindrical metal tanks or vessels with conical bottoms and tops and equipped with appropriate admission and discharge conduits employed, for example, as set forth in my copending patent application Serial No. 470,992, Lined Containers, filed January 1, 1943, now Patent No. 2,460,052, dated January 25, 1949, in the regeneration or restoration of catalysts in powdered or nely divided form used, for instance, in the production of high-octane fuel for internal-combustion engines, the heat, pressure, abrasive effects and gas flows prevailing in such container render the protection of the metal enclosure or receptacle against the development of dangerous hot-spots in the metal wall a problem or diiculty the solution of which has caused much trouble and anxiety.

Such catalyst is an eicient abradant and its coating of carbon deposited thereon during the performance of its catalytic function is burned ofi" and thus disposed of in such tank, the temperature therein reaching approximately 1000o F.-1200 F. and the gas or fluid pressure in such vessel is about 5 pounds per square-inch, such gas charged with the catalyst to be treated also having a swirling action, and the protective lining of'such a container, which is frequently of 45 ft. in diameter and 90 ft. high, must under all varying conditionseffectively shield and protect the metal-shell.

Obviously, the internal temperature is high and the gases at such temperature and their contained abradant are in direct contact with the refractory-tile lining, and the heat of such tiles must be prevented from reaching the metal shell in substantial or destructive measure, this being accomplished by suitable insulation completely filling the volumetric space, not otherwise occupied, between such refractory-lining and the wall.

The pressure varies greatly and suddenly tending to set up serious vibrations and dislodgements of the tiles, especially those lining the lower, inverted-cone bottom-wall of the vessel, and, accordingly, the novel and improved means embodying the present invention have been employed to solve such problem.

The indicated 5 pound pressure may abruptly and substantially-instantaneously change to two pounds or three pounds per square-inch, but this quick variation while instantly applicable to the inner or upper surfaces of such tiles lining the bottom cone does'not have corresponding immediate access to the under or outer surfaces of these tiles, so that, since the area of the back or under surface of such a tile is approximately y fty square-inches, the instantaneous force on an individual tile with a 3 pound differential would result in a pressure of one hundred and fifty "pounds tending to dislodge the tile, and, in like manner, if the differential were 5 pounds per square-inch that same displacing and unseating force would reach a magnitude of approximately two hundred and fifty pounds. p

In addition, owing to the swirling or circumrotatory action of the catalyst-charged,V gaseous contents of the tank, there is a distinct tendency to dislodge the tiles additionally, horizontally, circularly on their supports and the current invention provides means to preclude the occurrence of any detrimental action or effects from such a cause.

Stated succinctly one of the main objects of the present invention is to provide means for lining the side walls and the bottoms of such containers and the walls of associated pipes or conduits in a manner to give satisfactory and prolonger service regardless of the occurrence of the conditions stated above.

To enable those skilled in this art to understand the invention from both structural and functional standpoints, present preferred em#- bodiments thereof have been illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and to which reference should'be had in connection with the following detailed description, and for simplicitylike reference numerals have been employed in the several views of the drawing to designate the same parts.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectio through the bottom, inverted-cone portion 'of the lined container or tank;

Figure 2 is a partial horizontal section of the same construction on line 2 2 of Figure 1 and with the insulation-lining omitted to more clearly depict the other structural elements;

Figure 3 presents an enlarged portion of `Figure l;

Figure 4 is a section on line 4--4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a cross-section of a pipe or conduit embodying the current invention; and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section on `an enlarged scale taken through the wall of, and lengthwise the axis of, the conduit illustrated in Figure 5.

Referring first to Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, it will be noted that the conical metal-wall of the sloping bottom of the container is designated as Il and at intervals along it and at different levels circular rows of metal-supports I2 are Welded to its inner or upper surface and to the opposite anges of each such member I2 the longitudinally-slotted ends I3 of curved bar-sections I5 are bolted at I4, such aligned bars of any one annular set constituting in effect a single, circular, sectional bar, and it will be considered as such herein, with the slot expansion and contraction compensating-means 1 at eachl such support I2, theseiring bars IE5 being concentricvith wall I I and With their bodies disposed vertically, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3.

Supported by and slidably mounted on 'each such circular-bar I5 is a number'ofspacedapart brackets or clips I6 located "aroundtheientire circle, each such bracket having -an outwardly extended arm I'I resting and bearing on the top edge of its bar I5, such arm y'having andovvnf Wardly-extended, terminal projection I8 (Fig. 3) overlapping, and normally contacting with, the upper portion of the back or outer face of the bai.

Each :schfb'racletfalso lhas r"a loir/er -ar'm VIl!! b` aththe bar-var'd'equipped' with an'upvvardly'- i'ttendedpifojection' I`-'oveila` pping 'thelwe'ripart of thea'me surface of Athefw'a'r.

fEa'c'h" sucnbracketf'nas'an inclined web "termi- @fees-wesen 2"?`fthatrow Y It win, L ejundrsteq-thacthefportions 24 Y 'of *these l'several "brackets hold their rcorresporiding tiles in place.

einen, Aeach "nie-12's across its -tjop has I6 on their bars I5 involves the sliding along of the brackets on such bars to properly position them in spaced-apart relation, all four parts I8, 2l, 22 and 23 could not Well be made to fit tightly against both faces of the barsy and for that reason the very shallow gaps are employed between the parts ZI and 22 and the bars I5, but these spaces -arefiillecl With-,cement so that the brackets can perform tlieir'functionsas stated above.

uIn order to prevent the tiles of any horizontal row from moving around circularly on their --lorallits'and to'debar the brackets from becomring1;i'r'npuroper'l'y.spaced ap-art or in other words,

to ter Tthe `brackets on the respective tiles *spa'crsSBlareemployed in the matching grooves 25.andL2fI between and in cooperative spacing relatio'nyitllY the paftsm24 of the brackets, although infs'me instances the spacers may be of such size as to occupy only the one 25 of the two continnous grooves forchannels. v

'ft lis falso'desirable-foressential'toffprevent thev brackets :themselves from "traveling around -circularly fon'their supporting bars EI 5 `ancl'fat spaced Y intervals, -say 1 about, every `f5 .ft., proj eotions fofV Weldingrnetal are welded 'to the 'top'e'dge of--the point, :such projections-'being characterized 4, 35.

'fFr'om the foregoing *it Will'loe-'observedthat nonef'of the' -partsof the refractory-tile :liningiand held 'pressed -*outwa .'ri:ly against VAthe insulation-V isdpaticulrly'valuable `n` 'the' 'mounting ff 'the Y tilesand insulation' 'ofthe surface'ofsuch pofrtionof 'the apparatus.

Till'ning'fflfqilv 'ton'th ifOVll p'pe 'IdiltCUn-g struction -illiistrate'al inl `Figi1r`es5' and .6', 'this' "isv muennke that described' above' 'excess' 'that condctfis cylindrical yinstead'of'cn al and 'the structuralffatresnecessarily' confo'iin"to Stich ience, .the "various "corresponding"elements @estructural iinte'rs seing supplied 'with com parable reference numerals heretofore employed but supplemented by 100.

In this case, as indicated in Figure 5, the refractory bricks or tiles of any annular row are fitted tight together without any expansion joints between them and such tiles are not longitudinally tapered because the pipe is of uniform diameter throughout.

The object of the absence of such expansionjoints is to utilize the circumferential enlargement of such rows under heat to create a greater pressure of the refractory-tiles against the insulation-lining to force the latter outwardly into firmer contact with the interior surface of the metal-shell to bar or exclude the fiuid or gaseous contents of the tank from having access thereto, which, if permitted to occur, would probably result in serious damage.

This conduit construction also uses the spacers |33 between the brackets or clips I 5 and the elevations or projections |34 on the supporting-bars ||5 on opposite sides of the parts H5, such elements |34, in this case, being indicated and shown as employed with each bracket, but, in some cases it is feasible and desirable to employ them with a lesser number of the brackets.

Those acquainted with this art will readily understand that this invention as defined hereinafter is not necessarily limited and restricted to the precise details of structure set forth, and that reasonable modications may be resorted to without departure from the heart and essence of the invention and without the loss or sacrifice of its substantial benefits and advantages.

I claim:

1. In a container or the like having an outer wall, the combination of a horizontal support member within the container, a horizontal row of refractory blocks having vertical joints between the vertical side faces of adjacent blocks, said blocks having recesses opening into said vertical faces and extending from face to face across each block, mounting brackets in said recesses and disposed intermediate the Vertical side faces of the blocks, said brackets being mounted on said support member to suspend the blocks thereon, and spacers in said recesses extending across said joints to unite adjacent blocks and to space said brackets.

2. The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein the recesses in adjacent blocks register with each other to form a continuous groove extending horizontally across the row.

3. The invention as set forth in claim l wherein at least some of said brackets are movable on the support member.

4. In a container or the like having an outer wall, the combination of vertically spaced horizontal support members within the container, horizontal rows of refractory blocks, the top and bottom faces of said blocks having horizontally extending grooves therein opening also into opposite vertical sides of the blocks, the grooves in the blocks of one row registering with the grooves in the blocks of the adjacent row, common brackets for vertically adjacent blocks having upwardly and downwardly extending iianges in the registered grooves and located intermediate the opposite vertical sides of the block, common spacers for vertically adjacent blocks in said grooves and extending across the joints between the vertical sides of horizontally adjacent blocks to unite horizontally adjacent blocks and to space said brackets, said brackets being mounted on said support members.

5. The invention as set forth in claim 4 wheree in the grooves in all horizontally adjacent blocks register with each other to form continuous grooves extending across the rows and wherein said spacers and brackets are slidable in. said grooves and at least some of said brackets are movable on said members.

NELS E. WERNER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

